Answer to "Last word in chess?" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MATE which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2017.

Last word in chess? crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
MATE	83 %	4
CHECKMATE	17 %	9

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Last word in chess?

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• check
• gambit
• mate
• amen
• penult
• end
• ultima
• anadiplosis
• bye
• catchword
• damn
• penultimate

Crossword Answer definitions

MATE noun

1. A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
2. (especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.
3. A friend, usually of the same sex.
4. Friendly term of address to a stranger, usually male, of similar age
5. In naval ranks, a non-commissioned officer or his subordinate (e.g. Boatswain's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Sailmaker's Mate, etc).
6. A ship's officer, subordinate to the master on a commercial ship.
7. A first mate.
8. A technical assistant in certain trades (e.g. gasfitter's mate, plumber's mate); sometimes an apprentice.
9. The other member of a matched pair of objects.
10. A suitable companion; a match; an equal.

MATE verb

1. To match, fit together without space between.
2. To copulate.
3. To pair in order to raise offspring
4. To arrange in matched pairs.
5. To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
6. (of an animal) To copulate with.
7. To marry; to match (a person).
8. To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
9. To fit (objects) together without space between.
10. To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.

MATE noun

1. The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
2. (by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.

MATE verb

1. To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
2. (by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.

MATE verb

1. To confuse; to confound.

MATE noun

1. The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea

MATE noun

1. An evergreen tree, Ilex paraquariensis, native to South America, cultivated for its leaves.
2. A beverage, resembling tea, made from the dried leaves of this plant.
3. A cup of this drink.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result MATE

• "I win," to a chess player
• Significant other
• Missing sock
• Pal
• Brisbane buddy
• Game ender
• King's downfall
• An associate.
• Partner
• Spouse

More clues leading to the result CHECKMATE

• Likely last word to a patzer
• Endgame end
• Pay stub, from its friend's perspective?
• Last word in a cerebral game
• Carefully review a crew member's work?
• Game-ending declaration
• Grandmaster's last word ... and what the last word in 17-, 24-, 36- and 52-Across can be
• Last word in chess
• Game-ending announcement
• Move that ends a game.